A program composed of major private and public energy R&D entities will conduct an unprecedented effort, presently funded at $15 million, to develop and prove new materials for more efficient, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The manufacture and discard of traditional superabsorbent materials — typically made from synthetic polymers, primarily polyacrylate-based compounds — are affecting the planet.

Technologies that underpin modern society, such as smartphones and automobiles, rely on a diverse range of functional ...

The US Department of Commerce has announced a new initiative to maintain the country's semiconductor industry leadership by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to develop sustainable materials and ...

The US National Science Foundation has awarded a $2 million grant to a team of engineers led by Lehigh University to tackle one of the biggest obstacles to deploying a new class of rocket engines that ...

Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...

A review paper by scientists at Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication presented  a thorough review of the existing ...